Who Else Writes Like..?\u200b<\/a>\u00a0Designed to help parents, teachers and librarians in encouraging children and young people to explore the world of reading.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSimilar Authors<\/h1>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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\u200bKate Cann:\u00a0<\/strong>Can’t get enough of the teenage relationships in her Moving trilogy or Leaving Poppy? Love her realistic depiction of teen love; definitely not sugar-coated? For similarly gritty real-life fiction, that packs an emotional punch, try –<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n- Anne Cassidy’s<\/strong>\u00a0Looking for JJ<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
- Keren David’s\u00a0<\/strong>When I was Joe<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
- Chris Higgins’\u00a0<\/strong>The Day I Met Suzie<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
- Sue Mayfield’s<\/strong>\u00a0novels like, Damage, Reckless, Blue or Voices<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
- Nicola Morgan’s\u00a0<\/strong>Wasted<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
- Celia Rees’s\u00a0<\/strong>\u200bTruth or Dare\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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\u200bCathy Cassidy:\u00a0<\/strong>Does Cassidy’s Chocoate Box Girls series satify your sweet tooth? Still need more sweet ‘Chick Lit’? To read the hilarious misadventures of yet more ditzy heronies try these authors –<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n- Meg Cabot’s\u00a0<\/strong>Princess Diaries books<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
- Cathy Hopkins’\u00a0<\/strong>Dates, Mates series<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
- Sophie Kinsella’s<\/strong>\u00a0Shopoholic books<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
- Sue Limb’s\u00a0<\/strong>\u200bJess Jordan stories<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
- Karen McCombie’s\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
- Louise Rennison’s<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
For an ‘older teen’ read try –<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
\r\n- \u200bHelen Fielding’s\u00a0<\/strong>Bridget Jones’s Diary<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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\u200bEoin Colfer:<\/strong>\u00a0Love criminal genius Artemis Fowl? Other authors who write similar ‘high tech’ sci-fi are –\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n- Derek Landy’s\u00a0<\/strong>Skulduggery Pleasant series<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
- Sophie Mckenzie’s<\/strong>\u00a0MEDUSA Project books<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
- Mark Walden’s\u00a0<\/strong>HIVE series<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
For satirical crime capers without the sci-fi elements, try –<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
\r\n- Christopher Brookmyre’s<\/strong>\u00a0Quite Ugy One Morning<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
- Kevin Brooks’<\/strong>\u00a0Black Rabbit Summer<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
- Keith Gray’s<\/strong>\u00a0novels, Malarky and Warehouse\u00a0<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
- Anthony McGowan’s<\/strong>\u00a0Hello Darkness<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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\u200bSuzanne Collins<\/strong>: Like the survival games in Collins’ Hunger Games trilogy? Try other writers of post-apocalytic, dystopian societies –<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n- Malorie Blackman’s<\/strong>\u00a0Noughts & Crosses series<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
- James Dashner’s<\/strong>\u00a0Maze Runner series<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
- Michael Grant’s\u00a0<\/strong>Gone series<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
- Patrick Ness’s<\/strong>\u00a0Chaos Walking trilogy<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
- Veronica Roth’s<\/strong>\u00a0Divergent trilogy<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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Roald Dahl:<\/strong>\u00a0Love the humourous, quirky world of Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory? Try these funny, yet slightly sinister writers:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n- \u200bDavid Walliams’\u00a0<\/strong>Gangsta Granny<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
- \u200bMeg Rosoff –\u00a0<\/strong>There is No Dog<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
- \u200b\u200bLemony Snicket’s\u00a0<\/strong>A Series of Unfortunate Events series<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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\u200b\u200bLucy Daniels -> Terri Farley\u00a0<\/strong>\u200b- If you love animals and reading about animals then these authors will be top of the tree for you.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u200bSome of their Series: Animal Ark & Phantom Stallion.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u200b<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
\u200b\u200bChris D’Lacey:\u00a0<\/strong>Dragons! Dragons! Dragons! We think you get the idea! Read D’Lacey’s Last Dragon Chronicles fantasy series? If you love these mythical beings, emmerse yourself in worlds of magic and mystery by reading the following –<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n- Cressida Cowell’s<\/strong>\u00a0How to Train your Dragon novels<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
- Cornelia Funke’s\u00a0<\/strong>Inkheart series<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
- Lucinda Hare’s<\/strong>\u00a0The Dragon Whisperer<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
- Hilary Mckay’s<\/strong>\u00a0Dragon!<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
- Kate O’Hearn’s<\/strong>\u00a0Shadow of the Dragons<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
- Christopher Paolini’s<\/strong>\u00a0Inheritance series\u200b<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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\u200b\u200bAlan Durant -> Tom Palmer\u00a0<\/strong>\u200b- If you are football mad then you’ll be scoring if you read some of their books. A brilliant mix of football, adventure and teamwork.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSome of their titles: Leagues Apart & Killer Pass.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u200b<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
\u200b\u200bSally Gardner:<\/strong>\u00a0If you’re enthralled by characters who see the world from a unique perspective afforded by having a mental health condition or learning difficulty, like dyslexia – as in Gardner’s dazzlingly good\u00a0Maggot Moon<\/strong>\u00a0– try these readalikes –<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n- Mark Haddon’s\u00a0<\/strong>The Curious Case of the Dog in the Night-time<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
- Sarah Hammond’s<\/strong>\u00a0Night Sky in my Head<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
- Julie Hearn’s\u00a0<\/strong>Rowan Strange<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
- Anthony McGowan’s\u00a0<\/strong>Henry Tumour<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
- Celia Rees’s<\/strong>\u00a0Truth or Dare<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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\u200b\u200bJohn Green:<\/strong>\u00a0Love John Green’s heartbreaking tales of misfit teens in novels like,\u00a0The Fault in Our Stars<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Looking for Alaska<\/strong>? Try these authors –<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n- Stephen Chbosky’s<\/strong>\u00a0The Perks of Being a Wallflower<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
- Jenny Downham’s<\/strong>\u00a0Before I die<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
- Gayle Forman’s<\/strong>\u00a0If I Stay<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
- Patrick Ness’s<\/strong>\u00a0The Rest of us Just Live Here\u200b<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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\u200bAnthony Horowitz<\/strong>\u200b: If teen spies and ‘high tech’ adventure are for you and you’ve read Horowitz’s\u00a0Alex Rider Series<\/em>\u00a0and The Power of Five, then some alternatives include:\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n- Charlie Higson’s\u00a0<\/strong>Young Bond books<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
- Sophie Mckenzie’s\u00a0<\/strong>MEDUSA Project series<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
- Robert Muchamore’s\u00a0<\/strong>CHERUB series<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
- Chris Ryan’s\u00a0<\/strong>Code Red and Geordie Sharp series<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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\u200bJeff Kinney:<\/strong>\u00a0Everybody loves the\u00a0Wimpy Kid<\/strong>\u00a0books; poor Greg’s troubles – school, teenage brothers, cheese! – are an endless source of hilarity for us cruel readers.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nFor more comic catastrophies, try –<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
\r\n- Ben Davis’s\u00a0<\/strong>Joe Crowley series<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
- Liz Pichon’s\u00a0<\/strong>Tom Gates books<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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\u200bStephanie Meyer:\u00a0<\/strong>Loved the Twilight trilogy but still crave a little supernatural in your romance, and a lot of vampire kisses? Might we suggest the following epic gothic romances –<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n- Kate Cann’s\u00a0<\/strong>Possessing Rayne<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
- P.C.Cast’s\u00a0<\/strong>The House of Night series (Senior Read)<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
- Cassandra Clare’s<\/strong>\u00a0Mortal Instruments series<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
- Lauren Kate’s\u00a0<\/strong>Fallen series<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
- Ellen Schreiber’s<\/strong>\u00a0Vampire Kisses manga<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
- L.J.Smith’s\u00a0<\/strong>Vampire Diaries<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
- Vampire Knight<\/strong>\u00a0manga series (Senior Read)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
For a darkly comedic spin on the vampire trope, try –<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
\r\n- \u200bMatt Haig’s<\/strong>\u00a0The Radleys<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
For a more challenging, serious read, you can’t do better than the beautiful lyricism of anything by Marcus Sedgwick –<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
\r\n- Marcus Sedwick’s\u00a0<\/strong>My Swordhand is Singing and\/or Midwinterblood<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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Michael Morpurgo:\u00a0<\/strong>\u200bDo you enjoy the sutle\u200bly written moral and social issues in Morgurgo’s animal stores and fables, like\u00a0The War Horse<\/strong>? Did your heart break reading his tragic, World War I tale,\u00a0Private Peaceful<\/strong>? Try these authors for similar stories –<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAnimals stories –<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n- Roddy Doyle’s\u00a0<\/strong>\u200bWilderness<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
- John Grogan’s\u00a0<\/strong>Marley novels<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
- Jay Kopelman & Melinda Roth’s\u00a0<\/strong>From Bagdad, With Love<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
- Chris Ryan’s\u00a0<\/strong>War Dog (Quick Reads)<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
- Jane West’s<\/strong>\u00a0Hero: A War Dog’s Tale<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
War stories –<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n- Paul Dowdswell’s\u00a0<\/strong>\u200bAuslander<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
- Phil Earle’s<\/strong>\u00a0Heroic<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
- William Osborne’s\u00a0<\/strong>Hitler’s Angel<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
- Marcus Sedgwick’s<\/strong>\u00a0Foreshadowing\u200b<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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\u200bMichael Muchamore:<\/strong>\u00a0…………………<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n- Alexander Gordon Smith’s<\/strong>\u00a0Furnace series<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
- Sophie Mckenzie’s<\/strong>\u00a0MEDUS Project books<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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\u200bPhilip Reeve:\u00a0<\/strong>Like your sci-fi steampunk? Love Reeve’s Hungry City Chronicles and Larklight series? Then you might want to try –<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n